Funding

Maintaining and developing Crown reserves costs money. As a Crown land manager (CLM) you’re responsible for managing the ongoing financial viability of Crown reserves, including identifying funding opportunities and other income sources. There are various official funding options available to CLMs for development and maintenance projects and to improve land and facilities.

FUNDING

The CRIF is an annual funding program that provides financial support to develop, maintain and improve Crown reserves. It can be used for repairs and maintenance projects, pest and weed control, recreational infrastructure or environmental initiatives.

Learn about funding programs provided by the department as well as other external funding options. Or you may want to be creative and get the community on board with your own fundraising initiatives—we’ve provided some starting points.

The Wiradjuri Walking Track is Crown land managed jointly by the department and Wagga Wagga City Council. The 42km track circling the city allows walkers, joggers, mountain bikers and cyclists to explore riverbanks, hilltops and everything in-between.

As part of the ongoing maintenance program, the department allocated funds to the tune of $71,000 through the CRIFP to install a new bridge, carry out landscaping and remove graffiti, as well as regular mowing, weeding and slashing of the track.

A total revamp of one of NSW’s most popular holiday parks at Seal Rocks has been completed, with the final phase of the park improvement program complete, thanks to $2.366m from the CRIF.

This included a renovation makeover of existing accommodation, a new premium cabin and beach tent precinct, a brand-new waterfront guest lounge, barbecue area and new playground designed to integrate with its coastal surroundings and promote a more natural style of exploration and play.

The Crown Reserves Funding Team coordinates the annual CRIF program, which aims to develop, maintain and protect more than 34,000 public reserves in NSW.

Funding programs coordinator Anthony Mitchell works with three other staff in Newcastle. Together they process around 800 funding applications each year.

These range from grants for painting or repairing fences, building accessible toilets and kitchens, and weed and feral pest control, right through to multimillion-dollar funding and loans for major infrastructure upgrades.

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This Crown land manager web resource was printed on 7 Jun 2020. The information contained in this web resource is based on knowledge and understanding at the time of writing Jun 2020. However, because of advances in knowledge, users are reminded of the need to ensure that the information upon which they rely is up to date and to check the currency of the information by referring to the website (www.reservemanager.nsw.gov.au).